Patients, consumers and civil society [electronic resource] / edited by Susan M. Chambre, Melinda Goldner. Chambr�e, Susan Maizel. Goldner, Melinda. Consumers Attitudes. Patient advocacy. Patients' associations. Patients Attitudes. RA418 .P38 2008 362.1/068 22 316:61 Includes bibliographical references. Description based on print version record. Medical Sociology is the among the largest and first subdisciplines in Sociology. It is an area of ongoing work, advancing theory, method and our substantive understanding of social life. This series brings together the newest issues and most current concerns in Medical Sociology, in an ongoing collection of edited volumes. Each volume is edited by a medical sociologist with a particular expertise, bringing together contributions from sociologists working in different settings and nations, exploring one particular advance in Medical Sociology. Bingley : Emerald JAI, 2008. 2008. 2008 Text 1 online resource (xix, 299 p.) http://www.emeraldinsight.com/1057-6290/10 eng Advances in medical sociology, 1057-6290 ; v. 10 Advances in medical sociology ; v. 10. Patients, consumers and civil society. Patients, consumers and civil society.